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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MarylandHANSON, John
(1715—1783)
HANSON, John, (grandfather of Alexander Contee Hanson), a Delegate from Maryland; born at Mulberry Grove, near Port Tobacco, Charles County, Md., April 3, 1715; pursued an academic course; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State house of delegates for nine terms; member of the State senate 1757-1773; moved to Frederick County in 1773; delegate to the General Congress at Annapolis in 1774; treasurer of Frederick County in 1775; member of the Maryland convention of 1775; Member of the Continental Congress 1780-1782; elected President of the Continental Congress on November 5, 1781; signer of the Articles of Confederation of the United States; died at the residence of his nephew at Oxon Hill, Prince Georges County, Md., November 22, 1783.
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Nelson, Jacob A. John Hanson and the Inseparable Union; An Authentic Biography of a Revolutionary Leader, Patriot and Statesman
. Boston: Meador Publishing Company, 1939.
Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas). Essay on John Hanson
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Smith, Seymour Wemyss. John Hanson, Our First President
. New York: Brewer, Warren, and Putnam, 1932.
Stoeckel, Herbert J. The Strange Story of John Hanson, First President of the United States; A Guide to Oxon Hill Manor and Mulberry Grove in Maryland
. 1956. Reprint, Hartford, Conn.: Hanson House, 1958.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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